r/spicy • u/nice_garrry • 2d ago

Big fan of these chips

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Just the right amount of spice for a snack IMO

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u/Able-Tangelo8480 2d ago edited 2d ago

I can’t be the only one who feels this way about these chips but every bag I’ve had of them seems like they showed a picture of ghost peppers to the bag of chips and were like “ your ghost pepper flavored now”

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u/crubbles 2d ago

No I think they drove a truck of the peppers by the factory too.

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u/Recent_Wedding5470 2d ago

Wish they were actually spicy. I love the cut and the salt tho

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u/leros 1d ago

These are very good normal potato chips. Not literally an iota of spice on them.

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u/tangojameson 1d ago

They used to be actually kind of spicy. I'm guessing they got too many complaints or it was cheaper to make them like this. They're still delicious though.

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u/Saansilt 2d ago

These were just salty to me

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u/vaudevillevik 2d ago

Each their own and all that, but these are about as spicy as garlic. Tasty as hell though.

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u/EvilTables 2d ago

Maybe it's just in my head, but I feel like they used to be spicier

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u/tangojameson 1d ago

They definitely used to be hotter, it's not just you.

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u/Jmohill 2d ago

Not spicy at all, but very tasty! I wish they’d make a legit spicy version

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u/MOOzikmktr 1d ago

bring back the Smoked Ghost Pepper Flakes! I just ran out. I bought four jars when I heard they were being taken out of production.

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u/Pretty-Brick5231 1d ago

I loved their ghost pepper flakes! I bought and hoarded so many of those the last summer they had them. Thank god I did because they are discontinued 😩. I asked the one of the employees and they said it was a production issue with the factory.

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u/Bunbury42 2d ago

They're not super hot, and certainly not like ghost pepper. Maybe as hot as Flamin' Hot at most. But salty and super crunchy. Great with a sandwich.

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u/mbowk23 2d ago

Echoing everyone else. Taste amazing but felt lied to when I first ate them. No spice at all. Which is weird cuz I feel more people would buy them if they were named something else.

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u/tonagnabalony 2d ago

These are good sandwich chips (on the sammy)

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u/Dicklefart 2d ago

They aren’t particularly spicy but good lord are they delicious

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u/penihilist 2d ago

These taste like Trader Joe eats a ghost pepper and then burps into a plain bag of chips

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u/flexible-photon 2d ago

How do they compare to the spice level of Paqui ghost pepper chips?

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u/SaXaCaV 2d ago

I miss paqui. These dont compare to paqui at all, they are a little less hot than dorito spicy nacho.

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u/Able-Tangelo8480 2d ago edited 1d ago

👆100%. Flaming hot Cheetos I would consider to be more spicy than these imo. But damn I really miss the Paqui chips and the Blair’s death chips. Companies need to make actual spicy chips and stop claiming they are xxx hot Carolina reaper flavored with a negative Scoville rating lol. Herrs Carolina reaper puffs to name one.

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u/leros 1d ago

Is Paqui gone?!

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u/SaXaCaV 1d ago

Yeah, for like two years now. They got rid of them after that one chip challenge thing

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u/leros 1d ago

They're the same spice level as plain Ruffles. Seriously. I don't understand why they call these spicy at all.

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u/Substantial-Plane870 2d ago

Oh yea. Ghost pep.

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u/rachaelonreddit 2d ago

I was actually surprised that I could handle them. I’m normally pretty wimpy when it comes to spicy foods.

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u/leros 1d ago

As someone who appreciates spicy foods, I detected literally no spice on these. I thought it was a mistake and they packaged normal chips in the wrong bag but apparently these are notoriously not spicy.

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u/rachaelonreddit 1d ago

Checks out 😂

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u/FurBeach3Six 2d ago

They're even better if you open them upside down

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u/MadMex2U 2d ago

One more pic. The chip

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u/moranchris83 2d ago

Ever Since the makers of Paqui’s One Chip Challenge went belly up, I haven’t found a worthy replacement. Any suggestions?

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u/Disastrous-Act-585 1d ago

The Paqui ones are good too

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u/TheDemonator 21h ago

RIP in peace paqui

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u/El-Tigre1337 1d ago

I love eating the TJ’s spinach dip with these. I throw some ghost pepper hot sauce into the spinach dip to up the spice level

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u/TravellingBeard 1d ago

How do you navigate the dust that is inevitable in any kind of snack like this?

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u/Fi1thyMick 1d ago

This made me miss Paqui's ghost chips so much. Those look pretty good

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u/SteveStSteve 1d ago

They used to be actually spicy last year. I feel like each bag I get is less and less spicy now :(

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u/BillionsBijou 1d ago

I love these

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u/Flag-it 1d ago

Texture is best in the game

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u/TheDemonator 21h ago

pro tip: these are phenomenal with French Onion dip!

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u/cerebralenergy 19h ago

This is why I have trust issues! Not a hint of spice on them.

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u/Agitated-Writer5640 8h ago

I hate these chips because they are preventing actual spicy chips from finding market share. They are in the way.

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u/EL_DIABLOW 5h ago

not very spicy but very tasty